Full Text of SR0094 94th General Assembly
SR0094 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of John E. Bobel of Waukegan | 4 |
| on February 1, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born August 10, 1926, in the Township of | 6 |
| Little Suamico, Wisconsin, to Vincent and Mary (nee | 7 |
| Kaczmarczyk) Bobel; the family moved from the farm in Wisconsin | 8 |
| to Chicago then to a farm in Gurnee; he attended Stearns School | 9 |
| Grade School and Warren Township High School; the family then | 10 |
| moved to North Chicago, where he graduated from Waukegan | 11 |
| Township High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Bobel valiantly served his country as a member | 13 |
| of the U.S. Navy and was a decorated Veteran of World War II; | 14 |
| he was married August 4, 1951, to Eileen Pelka in Gary, | 15 |
| Indiana; they made their home in Waukegan; and
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| WHEREAS, After he was discharged, John was employed with | 17 |
| United States Steel Corporation for 32 years; during this time, | 18 |
| he attended the University of Illinois to further his | 19 |
| education; after his retirement from U.S. Steel, he worked for | 20 |
| Koenig and Strey Realty and Kucera Realty, the Illinois | 21 |
| Department of Revenue, and the Kiley Development Center in | 22 |
| Waukegan; he enjoyed traveling and went on several bicycle | 23 |
| trips to Europe; he also enjoyed woodworking, fishing, boating, | 24 |
| and politics; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Bobel was a past chairman and vice chairman of | 26 |
| the Waukegan Township Republican Party and a precinct | 27 |
| committeeman; he worked on many fund-raisers and campaigns and | 28 |
| was a member of the Lake County Republican Federation, past | 29 |
| president of the United States Steel Federal Credit Union, past | 30 |
| chairman and director of North Chicago Savings and Loan, member | 31 |
| of the Lake County Board of Realtors, member of the Knights of |
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| Columbus, member of General Casmir Pulaski Post 25 Polish | 2 |
| Legions of American Veterans, Ambassador for the Lake County | 3 |
| Chamber of Commerce, member of the Homer Daringer Post #548 of | 4 |
| the American Legion, member of the United States Steel Retiree | 5 |
| Organization, and a Waukegan City Club Member; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of John E. Bobel has been deeply felt | 7 |
| by many, especially his children, John and Scoobie (Ryan), Mark | 8 |
| and Beth (Neshek), Paul and Tammie (Petersen), and Michele and | 9 |
| Steven Groseclose; his grandchildren, Veronica, Jacqueline, | 10 |
| John Quinn, Anne Marie, and Casey Bobel, Steven and Amanda | 11 |
| Bobel, Sophia and Catherine Groseclose, and Anthony and Tyfanie | 12 |
| Peterson; his many great-grandchildren; his two sisters, | 13 |
| Eleanor Naden and Irene Habjan; his sisters-in-law, Gene Bobel | 14 |
| and Martha Bobel; and his many cousins, nieces, and nephews; he | 15 |
| was preceded in death by his wife, Eileen; his brothers, Frank | 16 |
| and Chester; and his parents; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 18 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 |
| John E. Bobel, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 20 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 21 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 23 |
| presented to the family of John E. Bobel as an expression of | 24 |
| our sincere condolences.
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